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Detroit's Dan Gilbert: Henry Ford or Henry Potter?
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Detroit's Dan Gilbert: Henry Ford or Henry Potter?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20604-detroits-dan-gilbert-henry-ford-or-henry-potter
Douglas Jamiel, Truthout: Detroit billionaire Dan Gilbert seems genuinely to want to be part of the solution for the troubled city, but his business model helped create and now perpetuates the city's problems.
Why Are the Franklin Center's "Wisconsin Reporter" and "Watchdog.org" Attacking the John Doe?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20782-why-are-the-franklin-centers-wisconsin-reporter-and-watchdogorg-attacking-the-john-doe
Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: The Franklin Center has close ties to individuals and groups that may be caught up in the ''John Doe'' probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and 2012 recall elections.
Why the Right to a Fair Trial Doesn't Really Exist for Drug Defendants
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20783-why-the-right-to-a-fair-trial-doesnt-really-exist-for-drug-defendants
Crystal Shepeard, Care2: Earlier this month, Human Rights Watch released a report about how federal prosecutors force drug defendants to plead guilty. The report highlights the devastating effects of mandatory minimum sentencing for nonviolent drug offenses.
How Can We Reclaim the Holiday Season From Corporations?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/20791-how-can-we-reclaim-the-holiday-season-from-corporations
Frida Berrigan, Waging Nonviolence: Americans spend more than $20 billion a year on toys for kids - with most of that green leaving their pockets between now and the end of December. How can we resist all the messages - subliminal and screaming "buy, buy, buy, buy" - that come at us during the month of December?
Michelle Alexander on Bill Moyers: Locked Out of the American Dream
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20792-michelle-alexander-on-bill-moyers-locked-out-of-the-american-dream
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: "There are enormous victories that are being achieved precisely because the people whom we have written off and viewed as disposable are reclaiming their voice, standing up, speaking out, organizing even as they struggle to survive," Michelle Alexander tells Bill Moyers.
Obama Signals Changes Likely to NSA Spying
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20785-obama-signals-changes-likely-to-nsa-spying
Anita Kumar, McClathy Newspapers: President Obama suggested Friday that he could make significant changes to the government's vast surveillance programs, including the contentious mass collection of phone records, but insisted that the US needs to continue aggressive surveillance.
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20784-iran-sanctions-bill-big-test-of-israel-lobby-power
Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service: This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades.
The Growth of Catholic Hospitals, by the Numbers
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20787-the-growth-of-catholic-hospitals-by-the-numbers
Nina Martin, ProPublica: The past few years have been a period of unprecedented turmoil for the hospital industry. Now, a new report confirms that Catholic hospitals are emerging as one of the few clear winners - and adds to a growing chorus of warnings about how church doctrine could affect women's reproductive health care.
Letter From Cairo: Arab Winter and Revolutionary Regrets
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20786-letter-from-cairo-arab-winter-and-revolutionary-regrets
Andrew Lam, New American Media: It's a phrase you hear often in Egypt. "Before the revolution," locals say, things were bad but manageable. Before the revolution, everyone hated the same regime. After the revolution, hope has turned to fragmentation and fear. And tourism - once a mainstay of the economy - has slowed to a trickle.
Taking Direct Action Against Israel's Racist Marriage Law
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20789-taking-direct-action-against-israels-racist-marriage-law
Patrick O. Strickland, The Electronic Intifada: Activists have launched a new campaign to challenge Israeli laws which prevent many Palestinians from marrying each other. Launched in March this year, the campaign is called "Love in a Time of Apartheid."
Trade Advantage Replaced by Rent Extraction
http://truth-out.org/news/item/20788-trade-advantage-replaced-by-rent-extraction
Michael Hudson, Michael Hudson's Blog: Michael Hudson was interviewed on the Renegade Economists radio/podcast entitled Crony Competition on the Road to Unearned Income. He gives a wrap on the economics of 2013 and discusses Detroit, Iceland, Madoff, Marx and Blackstone Capital.
This week on SpeakOut: Joseph Natoli pokes fun at our overwhelming sense of entitlement; Bruno Giuliani shares Tunisian rapper Weld El's last words before going to jail; Lambert Strether reports a conversation with Bernie Sanders about hearings on his single payer bill; James Zogby compares and contrasts Nelson Mandela and Yasir Arafat; Jimmy Franco Sr. sheds a light on bilingual education in America; and more.
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When the Right to Bear Arms Includes the Mentally Ill
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Jim Lobe, Inter Press Service:</strong> This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the Israel lobby here in decades.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Nina Martin, ProPublica:</strong> The past few years have been a period of unprecedented turmoil for the hospital industry. Now, a new report confirms that Catholic hospitals are emerging as one of the few clear winners - and adds to a growing chorus of warnings about how church doctrine could affect women's reproductive health care.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Andrew Lam, New American Media:</strong> It's a phrase you hear often in Egypt. "Before the revolution," locals say, things were bad but manageable. Before the revolution, everyone hated the same regime. After the revolution, hope has turned to fragmentation and fear. And tourism - once a mainstay of the economy - has slowed to a trickle.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Patrick O. Strickland, The Electronic Intifada:</strong> Activists have launched a new campaign to challenge Israeli laws which prevent many Palestinians from marrying each other. Launched in March this year, the campaign is called "Love in a Time of Apartheid."</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Michael Hudson, Michael Hudson's Blog:</strong> Michael Hudson was interviewed on the Renegade Economists radio/podcast entitled <em>Crony Competition on the Road to Unearned Income.</em> He gives a wrap on the economics of 2013 and discusses Detroit, Iceland, Madoff, Marx and Blackstone Capital.</p>
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